Cost of living comparison
Kenya is 43.4% cheaper than Bahrain.
If you lived in Kenya instead of Bahrain, you would:
pay 24.3% less for restaurants
Bahrain
|
Kenya
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.71
BHD2.530
|
$3.01
KES398.86
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.16
BHD2.320
|
$3.91
KES517.85
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
BHD0.280
|
$0.49
KES64.99
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
BHD0.130
|
$0.45
KES59.60
|
|
pay 28.7% less for groceries
Bahrain
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.98
BHD0.370
|
$0.43
KES57.22
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.66
BHD1.380
|
$3.28
KES434.96
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.13
BHD1.930
|
$2.60
KES344.97
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.20
BHD0.830
|
$1.43
KES189.06
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.02
BHD1.140
|
$2.25
KES298.48
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
BHD0.400
|
$0.58
KES76.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
BHD0.330
|
$0.44
KES58.66
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
BHD0.220
|
$0.65
KES85.61
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
BHD0.180
|
$0.37
KES48.88
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
BHD0.140
|
$0.26
KES34.70
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
BHD0.120
|
$0.33
KES43.43
|
|
pay 5.9% less for transportation
Bahrain
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.71
BHD0.650
|
$3.88
KES514.50
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$36.43
BHD13.730
|
$32.60
KES4,319.92
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,528.65
BHD10,000.190
|
$9,571.02
KES1,268,460.29
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$40.50
BHD15.270
|
$9.76
KES1,294.06
|
|
pay 68.8% less for housing
Bahrain
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.62
BHD15.310
|
$31.67
KES4,197.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$881.13
BHD332.150
|
$146.91
KES19,469.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$655.70
BHD247.170
|
$108.62
KES14,394.90
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$120.33
BHD45.360
|
$16.25
KES2,153.49
|
|
pay 38.5% less for childcare
Bahrain
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$314.55
BHD118.570
|
$127.01
KES16,832.79
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,317.92
BHD2,381.590
|
$5,225.46
KES692,537.03
|
|
pay 67.5% less for entertainment and sports
Bahrain
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.48
BHD2.820
|
$1.77
KES234.69
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.09
BHD1.540
|
$1.34
KES178.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.42
BHD2.040
|
$1.76
KES233.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$134.41
BHD50.670
|
$32.78
KES4,343.88
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.85
BHD3.710
|
$4.82
KES638.36
|
|
pay 69.9% less for clothing
Bahrain
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.56
BHD16.040
|
$11.94
KES1,582.10
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.01
BHD21.870
|
$19.76
KES2,618.85
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$105.65
BHD39.830
|
$25.82
KES3,422.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$79.21
BHD29.860
|
$26.69
KES3,537.65
|
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